Chapter97: The covert mission

KELLY THOMPSON'S POV  The heavy scent of impending rain mingled with the musty tomes that lined the walls of my study. Surrounded by Elara Windrider, Gamma Thorne, and my son Eden, I could feel the weight of our mission pressing down upon us. The Black Faes' schemes were a poison seeping through the veins of our world, and tonight, we would draw out the venom. "Time is our enemy," I said, casting a steely glance across the room. "Before dawn breaks, we need eyes on their plans. Every detail could be the difference between survival and annihilation." Elara, with her sharp intellect and unmatched stealth, was the first I turned to. "You'll infiltrate their eastern border. Your affinity with the wind will mask your movements. We need to know the extent of their forces." She nodded, her face a mask of serene determination. "Consider it done, my queen." To Gamma Thorne, the enforcer whose reputation for strategic brilliance was known far and wide, I said, "Your task is to secure our escape